HBO to end 'The Newsroom'

1/13/14 3:55 PM EST

Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom," widely seen by Twitter's chattering classes and yours truly as the worst show to ever grace the godsend that is HBO, will come to an end after its third and final season airs this fall.

"'The Newsroom' will begin production on its third and final season this spring, with debut slated for fall," HBO Programming president Michael Lombardo announced Monday.